Tune in to hear my 2019 Granite Games Summit on Recovery: Aspects of Sleep and HRV. Learn more about: [5:57] Stimulus and response [8:27] Stress 101 [9:40] Stress response [12:10] HRV 101 [20:20] Sleep 101 [29:34] 5 action items [33:30] Q&A To learn more about how to use HRV to
In this episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I chat with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon from Precision Nutrition about what it means to be healthy and functional in light of the last few years. Dr. Scott-Dixon is the director of curriculum for Precision Nutrition and leads
Find out what I believe will be the two biggest trends in fitness and exercise for 2022. And, learn more about the Flex Diet Certification course opening today, January 3rd through Monday, January 10th, 2022. Episode Notes #1 Hybrid Training in-person and online combined nutrition
Today, I'm talking about why if you're a trainer or a coach, telling your clients to sleep more is horrible advice. I know what you're thinking, but here's better advice you can give. Episode Notes What does the client need to give up? Physiological reasons
I got the following question the other day from a student in the Flex Diet Mentorship program: "Is sleep much like nutrition in that as long as we get the optimal amounts in this case of macros and micros, over time we're all good, or with sleeping there is a greater need to get
It is true that you can learn a fitness lesson from blind mice. Before I get to that point, a short primer on the role of light and your sleep which affects your gainZ. Your circadian rhythm is regulated primarily via light (photons) entering into the bottom part of the eyeball. This sends a signal
Check out The Ready State Podcast I did with Dr. Kelly Starrett and his wonderful wife Juliet all about the Flex Diet! >> The Ready State Podcast w Dr. Mike T Nelson << Listen in. We covered everything from . . . Metabolism My MS thesis on a project that was so classified that I wasn’t even
You know that you need to train in order to get dem' gainZ, but what then? Boring big basics here are best for recovery. Yawn... ...before you tune out, I have something new that can help you. At the top of the list, based on physiologic impact for recovery, is sleep. If I could wave
Greetings from Minnesota where I'm spending the week with Dr. Schmoe at The Functional Neurology Center. More to come on that later... For now, take a listen as I geek out with Thaddeus Owen about all things light-related: colors, physiologic effects, circadian rhythm, and more. Learn how Thaddeus used light therapy to overcome extreme anxiety
I was cleaning the other day and found these random thoughts from 2013 and thought it would be fun to post them here. Note, these are my thoughts and are not currently backed up by much science. Doing low-intensity treadmill work after lifting heavy stuff is stupid. You are pulling your body in the wrong
